The student housing block on Blackburn Road has applied to add 41 extra rooms – which means a new storey, or two. We got the full story…

The new restaurant replacing Brioche is going to be Hām. Like the Wet Fish next door, the name isn’t a particularly good indication of the cuisine. Hām is the Old English word for home, and the origin of the ham in West Hampstead. It launched on social media, and posted this photo of the interior. It’s due to open in February.

Minkies got renamed “8oz”. The owner has moved back to the US and sold the original Kensal Rise business but not the West Hampstead stall; instead he changed the name and went into partnership with a former employee. (Minkie, by the way, is the name of his wife)!

Camden is consulting on a vision for Camden in 2025. There is a drop in session on Tuesday afternoon at the Kingsgate centre to get locals’ views. Is anything meaningful going to come from it, or is it a sop to community engagement?

DCS Catherine Roper, head of the recently merged Camden and Islington police forces, is leaving. She will be replaced temporarily by Superintendent Nick Davies and permanently in April by DCS Iain Raphael. He will be the fourth head of the Camden force since December 2015.